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11-16-2011, 10:37 AM | #10981 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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Some of the look pretty good like Iron Klaw, Topside, and Slice, but you got a point, $200 to $300 for these thing is ridiculous, maybe $100 to $150 would be cool.
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11-16-2011, 11:30 AM | #10982 |
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100-150 for the set is nowhere near realistic. 240-300 is realistic for limited run of 13 exclusive figures. Figure also, if this doesn't succeed this won't happen again. If Hasbro kills GI Joe, then this is the only way to get your Joe fix. And I'm sorry, but I don't see Joe performing really well. Hell, we're a Joe fan community and look how much negative criticism we have for the line.
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11-16-2011, 12:29 PM | #10983 |
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The toy line will be re-fueled as soon as the live-action movie hits. That should keep it going for another 2-3 years in the least. Look at Pirates of the Caribbean! those stupid toys still have like a 4 foot section in every toys R us. Hell I still find Watchmen toys at TRU! Retailers are like brain-dead hamsters when it comes to movie-toys. They dont even consider the success of the film (Megamind toys anyone?).
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11-16-2011, 12:58 PM | #10984 |
Cobra Boomcat
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I think the 240-260ish range is fair. Pushing 300 is...well pushing it. You get 15 figures in a con set for 300, and while some of those are army builders they still cost nearly the same for the GIJCC to produce since they've already paid for the molds. I just need to find a job, or this whole thing is going to be a no-go for me at any price. Anybody know of any office or tech management jobs?
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11-16-2011, 01:00 PM | #10985 |
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Like I said before, the reason I complained about the Sub figures is that we know HASBRO can do a lot better. These things are not even up to the HOH or POC standards that they released at retail and yet they cost about 3x more per figure. I have a Covergirl figure from the 3-pack they released around the early 2000's and I compared the pictures from the subscription service and YOJOE.com and I really do not see the need for the newer one. Yeah she has a curvier figure, but that's it.
HOH maybe repaints of already released figures, but they did an awesome job of repainting it. Chrome visors for the Vipers, enough said!!! POC had killer sculpts matching or surpassing the BBi figure sculpts. Both lines got warm receptions from fans. But I agree that there are people on this site who are just not happy with ANYTHING Joe that HASBRO has released after the original ARH line ended. Personally, I do not think that HASBRO will fully kill off the Gi Joe line. While they went back to 12" figures in the mid to late 90's, TRU has exclusive 3.75" figures. They might slow it down to store exclusives like they did in the 90's but I don't think they will fully rely on the subscription service. It might be sold online exclusively at HTS.
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11-16-2011, 01:02 PM | #10986 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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100-150 for the set is nowhere near realistic. 240-300 is realistic for limited run of 13 exclusive figures. Figure also, if this doesn't succeed this won't happen again. If Hasbro kills GI Joe, then this is the only way to get your Joe fix. And I'm sorry, but I don't see Joe performing really well. Hell, we're a Joe fan community and look how much negative criticism we have for the line.
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I've openly lamented on that subject before too. It looks like the majority of tankers hate anything that is Joe related after 1994. Majority, not all.
The toy line will be re-fueled as soon as the live-action movie hits. That should keep it going for another 2-3 years in the least. Look at Pirates of the Caribbean! those stupid toys still have like a 4 foot section in every toys R us. Hell I still find Watchmen toys at TRU! Retailers are like brain-dead hamsters when it comes to movie-toys. They dont even consider the success of the film (Megamind toys anyone?). Hopefully the Movie will do that, but HASBRO needs to get somebody marketing this line better, a show on CN Friday nights can do wonders for this line.
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11-16-2011, 01:08 PM | #10987 |
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Like I said before, the reason I complained about the Sub figures is that we know HASBRO can do a lot better. These things are not even up to the HOH or POC standards that they released at retail and yet they cost about 3x more per figure. I have a Covergirl figure from the 3-pack they released around the early 2000's and I compared the pictures from the subscription service and YOJOE.com and I really do not see the need for the newer one. Yeah she has a curvier figure, but that's it.
HOH maybe repaints of already released figures, but they did an awesome job of repainting it. Chrome visors for the Vipers, enough said!!! POC had killer sculpts matching or surpassing the BBi figure sculpts. Both lines got warm receptions from fans. But I agree that there are people on this site who are just not happy with ANYTHING Joe that HASBRO has released after the original ARH line ended. Personally, I do not think that HASBRO will fully kill off the Gi Joe line. While they went back to 12" figures in the mid to late 90's, TRU has exclusive 3.75" figures. They might slow it down to store exclusives like they did in the 90's but I don't think they will fully rely on the subscription service. It might be sold online exclusively at HTS.
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11-16-2011, 02:12 PM | #10988 |
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Okay, I hate to be this guy. But, the club is not Hasbro. The club is a licensee of Hasbro and doesn't have Hasbro's resources. That said, the FSS isnt that bad. There are 4 I love, three I like and can take or leave the rest. But I'd like to know what the club can do next time, and I'm willing to give this a shot to see. Now, that said, if they don't do better next run there won't be a third.
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11-16-2011, 03:13 PM | #10989 |
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YUP! when some of us open our mouths and express displeasure and critique something the "CLUB" does were called "haters", and that is not true, we just think they can put out a better product, for the price they are asking. I personally love GI JOE, old and new, and HASBRO has done an awesome job lately with the 30th line, the if the club did as good of a job there would be less detractors.
Look at the Renegade 7-pack and the Dreadnok 7-packs. Screw anyone who says otherwise, those figures all look awsome! yet more neggative press then possitive yet again. What happened to diplomacy? I took one look at that Barrel Roll and well, wow, really? but why diswade anyone else from getting one and supporting the brand?
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11-16-2011, 05:27 PM | #10990 |
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The truth of the matter is that any of those subscription figures can be done with parts at hand they are nothing out of the ordinary all they are doing is doing custom figures and charging for it.
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